humanitarian PhD Research Projects for Self-funded Students

We have 8 humanitarian PhD Research Projects for Self-funded Students

Advancing Inclusive and Equitable Approaches for Anticipatory Climate Change Actions

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Geekiyanage, Assoc Prof K Keraminiyage

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Analysing Inconsistent Information over Time

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

The increasing diversity of information on the Internet from formal sources such as official information pages of government and research institutes and less formal sources such as social media and blog posts, makes it increasingly difficult to form a consistent opinion. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Potyka, Dr R Booth

6 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Refugee Settlement (Re)design: modelling improvisation for social inclusion & wellbeing

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

The global population of forcibly displaced people is increasing at an unprecedented rate, from 43.3 million to 110 million in the last 15 years alone. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Al Waer, Prof L van Blerk

3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigating the influence of structural openings on blast wave propagation and human injury risk

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Jack Denny; Prof Steeve Chung Kim Yuen (University of Cape Town). Project description. This PhD offers you the opportunity to tackle the real-world challenge of developing strategies to protect buildings and their occupants from explosions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Denny

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Discovery and functional investigation of the shared molecular mechanisms of host immunoregulation by the pathogens that cause malaria and sepsis.

University of York York Biomedical Research Institute

Infectious diseases cause enormous humanitarian and economic burdens worldwide. Designing interventions that prevent, cure, or control many infections is difficult because pathogens have evolved sophisticated ways of subverting host immunity. Read more

Supervisor: Prof GJ Wright

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Modelling and Optimisation of Urban Evacuation Procedures

Imperial College London Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Background. Evacuation constitutes the most fundamental strategy in the response to a humanitarian disaster. Key among the factors impeding evacuation is the unique traffic patterns that arise due to the sudden surge in travel demand, which contravene nominal traveller behaviour. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Escribano

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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International law and the psychological impact of warfare on civilians

Brunel University London Law

Drawing on the emerging field of psychology of international law, the PhD student will examine how international law discusses or should discuss civilian mental harm in warfare from a substantive as well as procedural point of view. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Solomon

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Thrive: Finishing School Well

University of Technology Sydney Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion

Statistical Machine Learning and Data Science - PhD and Masters - A highly competitive scholarship to develop new machine learning, statistics and data-driven methods to battle social disadvantage in NSW. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Francis, Prof SC Cripps

24 December 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 8 humanitarian PhD Research Projects for Self-funded Students

humanitarian PhD Research Projects for Self-funded Students

We have 8 humanitarian PhD Research Projects for Self-funded Students

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